GREEN BAY -- It's a day Green Bay Packers fans have been waiting for ever since the season ended.
The full 2016 NFL schedule was released Thursday evening, and fans now know the road the green and gold will have to trod if they have a hope of playing in Super Bowl LI in Houston next February.
Three Packers games will air on NBC26 - the team has Sunday Night Football games on NBC in Weeks 2, 5, and 11. They also will appear on ESPN's Monday Night Football in Week 12.
Without further ado, here's the complete schedule. All games are on Sunday unless noted otherwise:
Week 1, 9/11: at Jacksonville Jaguars (12:00 p.m., FOX)
Week 2, 9/18: at Minnesota Vikings (7:30 p.m.,NBC26, NBC Sunday night football)
Week 3, 9/25: DETROIT LIONS (12:00 p.m., FOX)
Week 4, 10/2: BYE
Week 5, 10/9: NEW YORK GIANTS (7:30 p.m., NBC26)
Week 6, 10/16: DALLAS COWBOYS (3:25 p.m., FOX)
Week 7, 10/20: CHICAGO BEARS (7:25 p.m., CBS/NFLN)
Week 8, 10/30: at Atlanta Falcons (12:00 p.m., FOX)
Week 9, 11/6: INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (3:25 p.m. Thurs., CBS)
Week 10, 11/13: at Tennessee Titans (12:00 p.m., FOX)
Week 11, 11/20: at Washington Redskins (7:30 p.m., NBC26)
Week 12, 11/28: at Philadelphia Eagles (7:30 p.m. Mon., ESPN)
Week 13, 12/4: HOUSTON TEXANS (12:00 p.m., CBS)
Week 14, 12/11: SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (3:25 p.m., FOX)
Week 15, 12/18: at Chicago Bears (12:00 p.m., FOX)
Week 16, 12/24: MINNESOTA VIKINGS (12:00 p.m. Sat., FOX)
Week 17, 1/1: at Detroit Lions (12:00 p.m., FOX)
